MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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